'Help, my car broke down, somewhere on Cape Cod'

All the GPS devices and cell phones in the world won't help a motorist in trouble if he can't tell a responder exactly where he is located ("Expensive highway signs," Cheers & Jeers, July 16).

All the GPS devices and cell phones in the world won't help a motorist in trouble if he can't tell a responder exactly where he is located ("Expensive highway signs," Cheers & Jeers, July 16).

Since roads like Route 6 aren't lighted and have few wayside landmarks, these mile markers are a valuable aid to travelers, especially after dark. Most motorists, except maybe the locals, would be hard-pressed to even know which town they were passing through.

These markers are not unique to Massachusetts. To assume that a motorist is familiar with any road in any state any given time is ridiculous.

If the Times is interested in cutting waste, how about proposing the elimination of the endless ribbons of ugly guardrails or miles of expensive granite curbing, which serves little purpose other than to fatten a few select companies with tons of our tax dollars.

Ronald B. Held

East Sandwich

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